Paget Brewster's next TV gig will be competing directly with her old one.

Brewster, who left CBS' "Criminal Minds" at the end of last season, will guest-star on the two-hour season premiere of "Law & Order: SVU" on Sept. 26, The Hollywood Reporter notes. The first half of that premiere just happens to be airing opposite the season opener for "Criminal Minds," which will introduce Jeanne Tripplehorn as the replacement for Brewster's character.

When "Criminal Minds" Season 8 kicks off this fall, Jeanne Tripplehorn will be a major presence. The "Big Love" actress is joining the series as a replacement for Paget Brewster. The actress, who played Emily Prentiss, left at the end of Season 7.

PLEASE tell me there’s something in store for Abby this season on NCIS. There wasn’t nearly enough of her last season. — LorieIf that’s how you feel, good news! According to Pauley Perrette, who we caught up with at this week’s Thirst Project gala, this season will not only see returns from Abby’s brother and bestie (played by Meredith Eaton), but it will also take us deeper into her life beyond NCIS. “The only thing I do know in general [about the season] is we’re going to go a little bit more into Abby’s life more. People have been asking for it for a long time,” she says.

In a move that fans of Criminal Minds‘ Dr. Reid will think is sheer genius, Matthew Gray Gubler has signed a new two-year deal that will keep him with the CBS crime procedural, sources confirm to TVLine. (Our sister site Deadline first reported the news.)